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for the contest " silence listens" sponsored by Craig Cornish 

Silence listens to tremors of twilight, spilled across shorelines bathed in lilac, awaiting the soft sinking of the sun ~ soaked in storms of heavy heartbeats, a Braille of dreams, a touch of secrets, like the wind that feels and follows, the cracks within the crevices of the moon ~ a ballerina lost in the music of grief. Perhaps lips of horizon could taste, savor, and drink in stillness, when the world ceases to cherish kindness, love that rests in the lungs of the skyline, where sighs of stars reveal the veiled glow~ unspoken reasons written in quiescence... But can the dusk trace the weight of trying? This mind is a nightingale, featherless ... forever restless, held by ripples between the birth of hope ~ the shattering of nightfalls ~ swathed in numbness…

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Date: 6/12/2025 5:09:00 AM
No matter what I say, I cannot give justice to this masterpiece. My perception of silence will never be the same. Congratulations Ink. A Fave for me to read for years and years to come. Stay shining. ^___^ JCB
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Date: 6/10/2025 1:48:00 PM
Back to say it is magically gorgeous! Congratulations on your win!
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Date: 6/4/2025 11:53:00 PM
This poem is so arresting with powerful metaphors and alliterations and a wonderful opening and closing! You are indeed the Empress of Poetry... a title which many who have read your poems will definitely confer on you. "a ballerina lost in the music of grief." This line pulls hard at my heart strings! "This mind is a nightingale, featherless ... forever restless, held by ripples between the birth of hope ~ the shattering of nightfalls ~ swathed in numbness…" Though many feel that they are confined in cages with folded wings unable to fly, who can express it so poignantly and powerfully as you have done! Into my FAVE.
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Date: 6/4/2025 12:09:00 PM
Brilliant personification and alliteration with wonderful imagery! The ending verse is imaginative and beautifully written as well! You will do well in the contest!
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Date: 6/2/2025 11:33:00 PM
Dear Inky,,your words carry a deep sensitivity—a Braille of dreams, a touch of secrets—that feels like the tender brush of memory across old wounds. And that line "a ballerina lost in the music of grief"—it’s haunting. You’ve captured something that many feel but can’t articulate: that liminal space between yearning and surrender, stillness and chaos. Yes… the dusk may not always trace the weight of trying, but your poem does. It gives voice to the quiet struggle, to the featherless nightingale inside all of us. All the best in the contest...Hugs
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Date: 6/3/2025 6:18:00 AM
Awwn thank you beautiful maria you are truly a gem! I appreciate your support and kindness always, truly. Sending you light
Date: 6/2/2025 10:57:00 AM
Your words are soft music to the soul. Really enjoyed reading your poem.
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Date: 6/3/2025 6:09:00 AM
Thats so nice of you to say dear robert, thank you so much for your kindness , truly ... sending you light
Date: 6/2/2025 10:49:00 AM
Wow! This is such a soul-moving and deeply resonating poem, my dear Ink! I could relate to every line you've so meticulously woven here... sometimes, silence can speak louder than words and leave an unfathomable legacy behind... within silence, indeed, swirls a braille of dreams, understandable only by those hearts who wish to taste the sparks of serenity in it. I especially love how beautifully you've written "Perhaps lips of horizon could taste, savor, and drink in stillness" and "But can the dusk trace the weight of trying? This mind is a nightingale, featherless ... forever restless," Sigh, so much you've conveyed in these thought-provoking and poignant words! As always, your way of delivering emotions in such an ingenious and seamless manner really spellbinds my heart! Absolutely love this!! Sending many best wishes for the contest, keep writing and shining always ~
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Date: 6/3/2025 6:08:00 AM
Awwn angelic star so sweet and thoughtful of you! I appreciate this detailed and kind comment truly! Your comments always lift me up! Sending you light always
Date: 6/2/2025 8:47:00 AM
Breathtaking writing, Ink. "But can the dusk trace the weight of trying? This mind is a nightingale, featherless ... forever restless," that stuns
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Date: 6/3/2025 5:55:00 AM
Awwn thank you! You are so sweet! Appreciate your kindness
Date: 6/2/2025 7:54:00 AM
Ink, your vivid descriptions convey a powerful message about the significance of silence. Janice
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Date: 6/3/2025 5:51:00 AM
Awwn you are so kind, appreciate your thoughtful response dear Janice
Date: 6/2/2025 6:53:00 AM
Written as if an ode to Swan Lake, Ink... but there are more joyful dances in life when silence becomes a bore, and frivolity finds happiness instead of shattering in silent nightfall or swaddled in numbness when there's nothing left to be felt. I'm back and ready to write.
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Date: 6/3/2025 5:47:00 AM
Awn i love that, your comment is like poetry! Appreciate your kind support always dear linnersz. Sending you light
Date: 6/2/2025 6:14:00 AM
As always beautifully written, my two favourite lines which drew me in were "a Braille of dreams, a touch of secrets" and "love that rests in the lungs of the skyline, such a wonderful write.
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Date: 6/3/2025 5:47:00 AM
Thank you so much yea those lines just happened, appreciate your kind support always. Sending you light
Date: 6/2/2025 6:04:00 AM
I like how you write specifically for a contest sponsor. You know Craig doesn't like long winded poems full of unnecessary wording (in his view) so you've catered to that. You've done it with mine too as well as others, proving your eclectic writing skills. As for this, my fave part is: the mind is a nightingale, featherless, forever restless." And numbing nightfalls feel so dreadfully cold. Awesome entry
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Date: 6/3/2025 5:46:00 AM
Thank you, yes i try not offending judges by writing in dialects they dont like sometimes. Appreciate your detailed comment, and support. Sending you light
Date: 6/2/2025 4:57:00 AM
Silence listens to tremors of twilight, Ooo that is brilliant.. the soft sinking of the sun soaked in storms of heavy heartbeats, ooo yesss alliterationsss!!! world ceases to cherish kindness, love that rests in the lungs of the skyline, Mmm breathtaking!!! forever restless, held by ripples between the birth of hope .. ooooo dayum… the beauty in your weaving is absolutely divine!!! Gorgeous piece papi.
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Date: 6/3/2025 5:45:00 AM
Awwn papi you are gorgeous
Date: 6/2/2025 3:49:00 AM
Your words echo the dusk carrying echoes of longing, weight, and wonder. Your imagery is marvellous though it also portrays sorrow. There is a cadence and flow in your poem. The metaphor of a featherless nightingale, restless and held between hope and shattering, lingers like an unanswered sigh. Your poetry stirs the quiet spaces of thought, where silence isn’t empty but full of unspoken truths. A beautiful piece.
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Date: 6/3/2025 5:44:00 AM
Thank you so much for this beautiful comment dear victor, i truly am grateful for your kind and generous support always . Sending you light
Date: 6/2/2025 2:44:00 AM
where sighs of stars reveal the veiled glow~, Vienna admires the beauty that God did bestow on the Empress of my heart. Be well and prosper dear :)
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Date: 6/3/2025 4:36:00 AM
Awwn thank you dear rose i appreciate your visit, i hope you are doing well! Iv been thinking of you! You are an angel! Sending you light always
Date: 6/2/2025 2:26:00 AM
- Silence as a value is threatened in today's society - The sound of silence is beautiful and deeply personal - the wholeness of inner life ... a wonderful poem, Ink :) - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs
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Date: 6/3/2025 3:26:00 AM
Thank you so very much for your well wishes and kind support always dear anne lise, grateful for your support always
Date: 6/2/2025 2:22:00 AM
"a Braille of dreams, a touch of secrets -- Love that! "This mind is a nightingale, featherless ... forever restless, " Very beautiful! In the silence all is still... now I know the meaning of a word-drop; and the ripple voice of eternal sea.
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Date: 6/3/2025 3:20:00 AM
This was a very inspiring prompt dear joe, thank you for always supporting me, im grateful truly. I love " ripple voice of eternal sea" how beautiful are your comments too. Sending you light always!
Date: 6/2/2025 1:12:00 AM
Lovely write like light delightful lilac!
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Date: 6/3/2025 3:18:00 AM
Awn thank you dear abdullah grateful always
Date: 6/2/2025 12:45:00 AM
It’s so good to see you back here, sis, after a hiatus. Your piece is achingly beautiful in a way only you can achieve and steeped in introspection and soul. Lines like “a ballerina lost in the music of grief” and “this mind is a nightingale, featherless... forever restless” left me in awe. The metaphor “lips of horizon could taste, savor, and drink in stillness” is stunning and so unique and vivid. Wishing you all the best in the contest
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Date: 6/3/2025 3:17:00 AM
Thank you so much sis, i appreciate your kind and generous support and your beautiful and uplifting comment, truly. Sending you light today and always! Appreciate having you here on soup wimme
Date: 6/1/2025 11:51:00 PM
You are an amazing inspiration to me
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Date: 6/3/2025 3:17:00 AM
Awwn so are you! Thank you twinszy! Always

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